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1.2KComponentsHermetic 1200V SiC Power FETs
Solid State Devices, Inc. (SSDI) has released its new 1200V SFC35N120 SiC power MOSFETs. These enhancement mode N-channel MOSFETs deliver a maximum...
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1.1KIndustry NewsInteratomic Light Rectification in GaAs Generates Current at THz Frequencies
Light absorption in semiconductor crystals without inversion symmetry can produce electric currents. Recently, researchers at the Max Born Institute generated directed currents...
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1.3KIndustrial PowerGaN Enables 504W Power Supply Module to be 28 Percent Smaller
Transphorm confirmed that TDK-Lambda, a group company of TDK, released its first GaN-based ac-dc power supply. The full function 504W rated PFH500F-28...
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871Batteries and Portable PowerSilicon Nanoparticles Found to Increase Lithium-Ion Battery Capacity Ten Times
University of Alberta, Canada chemists Jillian Buriak (pictured above in a photo by John Ulan), Jonathan Veinot and their team found that...
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780Power ComponentsResearchers Develop Method for Finding SiC Transistor Defects
Researchers at Friedrich-Alexander-Universität Erlangen-Nürnberg (FAU) have devised a simple yet accurate process for locating defects in the in silicon carbide transistors. The...
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1.9KPower ComponentsHigh Temperature Superconductivity Reported at -23°C (250K) and 170 GPa
The discovery of superconductivity at room temperature has been a long-standing goal of physicists and material scientists for decades. However, scientifically verifying...
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1.3KComponents1700V Schottky Rectifiers Rated from 5A to 50A
Wolfspeed has added to its family of 1700V Schottky diodes in optimized packages for high voltage applications in harsh environments. The company...
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1.0KEnergy EfficiencyExcitons may Pave the Way to More Efficient Electronics
They were the first to control exciton flows at room temperature. And now, the team of scientists from EPFL’s Laboratory of Nanoscale...
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1.4KPower SuppliesGaN-Based Conduction Cooled AC-DCs Pack 504W in 4” x 2.4” Footprint
TDK Corporation has announced the introduction of the conduction cooled TDK-Lambda PFH500F-28 ac-dc power modules. The power supplies deliver 504W at 28V,...
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1.7KPower ComponentsCree Agrees to Supply STMicroelectronics with SiC Wafers
Cree, Inc. announced that it agreed to produce and supply its Wolfspeed® silicon carbide (SiC) wafers to STMicroelectronics. The agreement relates to...
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816Switch-Mode PowerGaN Enables Efficient and Compact Capacitive-Coupled Power Conversion
From 8 to 11 January Eggtronic will showcase its highly innovative technologies to the world's biggest exhibition of consumer technologies, where all...
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1.5KAutomotive ElectronicsOsram and GaN Systems Develop Ultrafast and High-Power Laser Driver for LiDAR
Osram Opto Semiconductors has introduced an ultrafast laser driver with a high-power, multi-channel Surface Mount (SMT) laser for LiDAR (Light detection and...
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798Power ComponentsHigh-Temperature Electronics Made with Plastics
By blending two organic materials together, researchers at Purdue University could create electronics that withstand extreme heat. This new plastic material could...
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1.8KPower ComponentsSanan IC Announces Commercial Release of 6-Inch SiC Wafer Foundry Process
Sanan Integrated Circuit Co., Ltd., a pure-play wafer foundry with its advanced compound semiconductor technology platform, announced that it has achieved full...
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1.6KPower ComponentsAssessing the Promise of Gallium Oxide Power Devices
In the Journal of Applied Physics, from AIP Publishing, researchers at the University of Florida, the U.S. Naval Research Laboratory and Korea University provide...
